Jeff Horton was born in North
Dakota, the youngest son of a career Air Force master sergeant,
where he spent the first four years of his life before moving to North Carolina. A
voracious reader growing up, he read the Bible, and stories by many popular
authors including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.G. Wells, Jules Verne, Edgar Rice
Burroughs, Michael Crichton, Tom Clancy, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien.

Jeff Horton's novel,
THE GREAT COLLAPSE-SURVIVORS OF THE PULSE, a story about the coming of the
pulse and the end of civilization, was published in 2010. THE DARK AGE-SURVIVORS
OF THE PULSE, the sequel to The Great Collapse, was published in 2011, as was
THE LAST PROPHET, a fictitious story about the life of John March, one of the
witnesses sent by God to warn humanity about the antichrist, and the end of
days. Released on September 1, 2012, THE WAY OF NACOR:TALES OF EDEN is a tale
about four children, who find themselves lost and stranded on a strange alien
planet and struggle to find a way home. Jeff Horton's fifth novel, entitled
CYBERSP@CE, is a techno-thriller, in which the world is brought to the brink of
nuclear war after a string of deadly cyber warfare attacks against the United
States.

When he's not penning
his next novel, he enjoys reading, going to church, and spending time with his
family. Jeff Horton is a member of the North Carolina Writers Network.

For more information
visit www.hortonlibrary.com or his Facebook Fan Page at
http://www.facebook.com/Author.Jeff.Horton.

My name is Jeff Horton, and I am a novelist. I say I am a
novelist and not an author because an author can be someone that writes about
anything including novels, historical biographies, travel guides, etc., while a
novelist is an artist, a painter if you will. Imagination is the paint and the
keyboard the paintbrush.

I enjoy writing because for me it is pure creativity. From
my imagination proceeds people, places, sights, sounds, and events which have
never really existed. For me, writing a novel is sort of like watching a movie.
I start writing with an idea of what I'm after, but the story truly takes on a
life of its own as I write, often taking me in a direction I never could have
imagined it going in before. The end result is that I have no idea how the
story is going to end myself until I have finished the first draft. Even then,
the story can morph as I make my way through a series of inevitable revisions
where the rough stone is cut and chipped away at, before being polished into
what I consider to be a work of art.

When I write, I strive to create storylines that are
meaningful on many levels. I like to explore and understand the emotions, the struggles
and the pain that we feel as human beings, as well as the joy. It is also
important that there is a message in the story, a warning, a message of hope,
etc. I want readers to always come away having learned something new, something
valuable, and something important. These are ambitious goals, of course, and
unfortunately, I'm never as successful as I would like to be at meeting these
goals.

Another thing that is important to me as a novelist is that
the characters, the events, and the setting all feel very real to the reader.
This then is a key, in my opinion, to drawing the reader more deeply into the
story. People are complex creatures and rarely (if ever) do we really know
anyone. It is unfair therefore to suggest to readers that a character is a
cardboard figure. While I may not spend as much time on every character as I
would like in the interest of brevity, I do try and ensure that at least the
key players are well-developed, and that they also change and grow as the story
progresses.

My first three books
were mostly futuristic, apocalyptic thrillers, all written for the masses but
from a Christian worldview. My faith in God makes up a big part of who I am and
what I do, and I'm sure it comes through in my writing. My next book, which
reflects that faith, is different than the first three because it's more of a
YA/juvenile novel entitled The Way of
Nacor. My goal (always lofty!) with The
Way of Nacor was to create a well-blended recipe of a little Chronicles of
Narnia and a little Pilgrims Progress, with a pinch of science-fiction thrown
in as well. In The Way of Nacor, a
family of children is stranded on another world, where they face many obstacles
as they try to find their way home. The
novel following The Way of Nacor is a
techno-thriller entitled Cybersp@ce. I like to think of it as Tom Clancy meets
Michael Crichton (two of my favorite authors).

A devastating cyber attack leaves 100,000 people in the United States
dead, and evidence points to the Chinese, setting the world on the inevitable
march towards nuclear war. Nick Reynolds with US Cyber Command soon learns that
former KGB agent Nikolai Chervanko, who has long dreamt of rebuilding his
beloved Soviet Union, could be behind the
massacre, with something even bigger planned. Lacking evidence linking
Chervanko, however, outrage over the attack soon forces the United States to declare war on China.
With no means to stop another destructive cyber attack and prevent a nuclear
conflict, Nick finds help from an unlikely source—from Area 51.

Will Nick be able to avert a global holocaust? Find out in
Cyber Space!

How can four stranded children survive and get back home
after finding themselves transported to an alien planet in a distant part of
the galaxy?

Following a family tragedy, the Seekers children find
themselves transported to a strange, alien world named Zantura, where a powerful,
evil being named Sarin has either murdered or enslaved nearly everyone. The
siblings must face and survive a series of seven deadly trials on the journey
to find a long-lost ancient relic, which has the power to save Zantura from
Sarin, and to send the children home.

Would you believe it if someone told you that you were one
of the last two prophets mentioned in the book of Revelation?

It is the End of Days. The power of the Antichrist and his grip on humanity
grows stronger with each passing day, enabling him to deceive the world and
entice humanity into joining him in his corruption, and in his eternal
punishment. With the help of the False Prophet, the Beast persuades many to
fall down and worship him, also forcing them to take his mark.

When someone tells John March that he has been chosen by God to become the last
of the two prophets mentioned in the book of Revelation, he doesn’t believe it.
After a visitation by an angel followed by a miraculous sign however, he becomes
convinced that it is true and decides to embrace his calling, despite learning
that doing so will lead to his untimely death. March begins his mission by
proclaiming God's message: that the End of Days is at hand, to beware the
growing power and influence of the Beast, and to know that the Second Coming of
Jesus Christ is imminent.

Supernatural disasters, including a worldwide drought, rivers of blood, massive
earthquakes, and a devastating asteroid, testify that the end of the world is
at hand.
Join John March on his journey to becoming, The Last Prophet.

Suppose you learned that an ancient prophecy about an
artifact, said to be powerful enough to dramatically change the world, was
true. Would you risk everything to find it?

It has been five-hundred years since the Pulse caused the Great Collapse,
ending the Golden Age, and civilization on planet Earth. Humanity has waited
ever since for a long-anticipated sign from God, which has finally appeared in
the night sky. The time has come for Ferrell Young, the Warrior Clan, and the
Church to risk everything in an effort to restore civilization, and bring hope
to a world full of despair.

Alex Montgomery is an archaeologist who has spent many years looking for a
mysterious book on behalf of the Holy Christian Church. The book is said to
contain the location of the Great Oracle which, according to legend, can endow
the one who finds it with great power and wealth. Of much greater importance to
the Clan and the Church however, is the fact that it may also enable the world
to emerge from five centuries of darkness and suffering.

When a powerful, intelligent, but sadistic barbarian leader named Kraken learns
of the Oracle, he plans to destroy the Warrior Clan and the Church, take the
Oracle for himself, and enslave the rest of humanity.

Join Ferrell and his companions as they set out on a desperate journey to find
the Great Oracle, and rescue humanity from The Dark Age.

While scientists prepare for a massive solar flare heading
towards the earth, a hostile foreign government steals a top-secret,
experimental weapon. When they use the EMP weapon to attack America however, the result is the
immediate and catastrophic loss of modern technology all over the planet. The
president calls upon Dr. James White to lead a group of scientists and
theologians in an effort to develop a plan that will offer humanity a second
chance at civilization. When societies begin to unravel, refugees flee the
anarchy in the cities as people learn how to survive in a world without
technology, a world for which they are not prepared. Will humanity survive this
catastrophic event? Join author Jeff Horton for a journey into the chaotic and
perilous new world of The Great Collapse.

After years of state-sponsored cyber attacks originating
from outside the United
States, cyber warfare analyst Nick Reynolds
is appointed to lead a new U.S. Cyber Command task force. His team is charged
with protecting the country's military and civilian infrastructure, and
restoring the United States
to a position of technological leadership in cyber warfare.

After a cyber attack results in the deaths of over 100,000
Americans, Nick has to find who is responsible, protect the United States from an even more
destructive cyber warfare attack.

Cybersp@ce is an intense, techno-thriller with Sci-Fi
action, and a lesson about the relationship between trust, and fear.

The journey begins just after the father of four children,
Christian Seekers, is killed in a violent storm, leaving the children and their
mother all alone.,

One day while visiting their grandfather, the children
stumble across a mysterious portal, which transports the children to a strange,
alien world called Zantura. In order to get home, the children will have to
face and overcome seven deadly trials, find a mystical object called the Relic
of Nacor, and face off against a powerful, evil being named Sarin, who has
enslaved or murdered most of the inhabitants of Zantura.

Imagine learning that you had been ordained by God to become
one of the last two witnesses mentioned in the book of Revelation at the end of
days. Suppose it was you that would stand face to face with the antichrist,
call down plagues, and warn humanity to turn from following the beast, and to
announce the approaching return of Jesus Christ.

The Last Prophet, written in the first person from the point
of view of John March, tells the story of an ordinary man who discovers that he
is about to lead an extraordinary life.
He will face supernatural enemies and his own inherent fears and
weaknesses on his journey to becoming, The Last Prophet.

"This book reminded me a bit of the Left Behind Series.
I was quickly caught up in the tale... The plot is well developed and
interesting. The characters are believable. I very much enjoyed this book and
highly recommend it to others."

Reviewed by Lynn F. for Readers Favorite

"..."The Last Prophet" tells the story of
John March as he discovers his duty as one of the prophets of the book of
Revelation, to stand against the Anti-Christ...he must stand for faith in a
time where people will have none. "The Last Prophet" is a riveting
religious thriller, highly recommended."
Midwest Book Review

In the year 2025, the greatest civilizations to ever exist
on Planet Earth were wiped out in a moment by the unlikely combination of a
powerful electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and massive solar flare, which permanently
renders advanced technology across the planet useless.

Now fast forward five-hundred years and you'll find yourself
in The Dark Age, which is set in a world where humanity survives by the sword,
the bow, and the arrow, while secretly hoping that a legend about the Great
Oracle is true and that civilization will one day return to the Earth. The Dark
Age is a story about good versus evil, about self-discovery, perseverance, and
self-sacrifice, all in an effort to save the world from a fate worse than
death.

"As the world falls to pieces, evil will flourish and
only the bold will dare stand in its way. "The Dark Age: Survivors of the
Pulse" is set on a post apocalyptic Earth... "The Dark Age" is a
riveting blend of science fiction and fantasy, recommended reading." Midwest Book
Review

The Great Collapse is an apocalyptic novel set in the
not-too-distant future. When a powerful electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and a
massive solar flare bathe the Earth in energy, the result is the permanent loss
of modern technology across the planet. Survivors learn how to survive and then
to thrive in their new reality.

As I did research for my first novel, The Great Collapse,
and my second novel, The Dark Age, I was astonished to learn how vulnerable our
national infrastructure and our civilization itself are to powerful
electromagnetic pulses and solar flares. In 2008 a report requested by Congress
and was completed by the EMP Commission. It confirmed that the threat of a single
nuclear warhead detonated high in the atmosphere somewhere around Kansas was real, and that it could potentially take out
the United States'
national power grid.

The Great Collapse received a five-star rating from Midwest
Book Review.